Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-22
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
they Nominate Thomas f.. Powell as a
Candidate for Governor-The Conveu.
tion Becomes Involved in a Row Over
the Nomination of a State Auditor.
CLEVELAND. o., july y


The Ohio democratic convention wa:
called at ten o'clock this morning by Henry
Bohl, of Marietta, chairman of the State ex.
ecutive committee. Five thousand specta
tors, many OF them ladies, were present
There WAS no temporary organization and
Hon. George B. Seney of Tiffin, at once took
his place as permanent chairman. The fol.
lowing platform was unanimously adopted
The democratic party of Ohio, in conven.
tion assembled, proclslms its hearty and un-
qualified endorsement of the honest, patriotic
and economical administration of President
Cleveland
We demand such a reduction of the pres
ent burdensome tariff as shall result in pro.
ducing revenue sufficient only to meet the
expenses of an economical administration of
the government, the payment of liberal pen
sions to Union soldiers and sailors and the
payment of the interest and principle of the
public debt. And. if necessary, we favor
such a revision of internal revenue, except
on liquors, as will prevent the accumulation
OF surplus in the national treasury, and we
denounce any attempt to abolish the tax on
liquors for the purpose of keeping up the
present unjust, unequal and ruinous tariff
system.
We demand that all lands of the govern
ment be held for actual settlers, who are cit.
izens of the United States and for those who
declare their intention to become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all people
struggling to free themselves from the envi-
ronments of despotism, and especially does
the long and gallant struggle of Ireland for
home rule evoke our warmest applause.
The present republican State administrs.
ton was denounced in the platform as weak
partisan, personal and unbusinesslike. OF
the liquor traffic the platform affirms
We declare in favor of proper regulation
of the liquor traffic and believe it to be the
duty of all good citizens TO aid in reducing to
minimum the evils resulting therefrom, and
to this end we favor the submission of an
amendment TO the constitution, providing for
the license of such traffic.
The convention then proceeded to the nom
ination of a candidate for governor. Con
gressman James X. Campbell, Thomas +.
Powell and Congressman Martin A. Foran,
were put in nomination. Mr.. Powell was
nominated on the second ballot.
The first and only row of the day was pre-
cipitated when the nomination for State au.
ditor was reached. Emil Kiesewetter, the
present incumbent, was placed in nomination
and almost before half the delegates could
comprehend the situation, motion to sus.
acclamation had been put and declared car
ried.
Against this decision the Hamilton county
delegation protested loud and long, willis
John McBridge of Stark county, labor agita-
tor, declared amid considerable excitement
that he would bolt the nomination and take
the stump against the nominee unless fair
play granted.
A ballot was called for on an appeal from
a decision of the chair, but at this point Mr..
Kiesewetter poured oil on the troubled wa
ters by declaring from the body of the hall
that he did not want a nomination to which
the stigma of gag law might be attached.
BY the unanimous consent of the conven-
ton the chair was allowed to end all that he
had done in the matter and Joseph Curley of
Urbura, was placed in nomination.
The roll was called with the following re-
suit Kiesewetter 500, Curley SO.
G. w. Harper was nominated by acclama-
ton for State treasurer.
CINCINNATI. o., July2l.
Thomas Edward Powell, who was nomin-
ated today for governor, at Cleveland, is 43
years old, of Welch descent and was born al
Delaware, Delaware county. 0.
While student at Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity in 1864 he enlisted as a private in this
regiment and served four months. He sub.
sequenty graduated and studied law with
Col. W. r. Reed, and afterwards formed a
partnership with him,
In 1880 he headed the democratic electoral
ticket and in 1885 served as chairman of the
democratic State commission. During the
past four years he has had law Office in Co
lumbus